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				Current and Recent News and EventsDRA Publishes 2023 Notice of Funding Availability for State’s Economic Assistance Program (SEDAP)
				The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) published its Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to solicit applications for grants under the 2023 State’s Economic Assistance Program (SEDAP). This funding availability will support economic and community development needs within DRA’s region. Approximately $16.8
		
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				April 28, 2023DRA Publishes 2023 Notice of Funding Availability for Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF)
				The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) published its Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to solicit applications for grants under the 2023 Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF). This funding availability will support economic and community development needs within DRA’s region. Approximately $30 million
		
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				April 28, 2023Delta Regional Authority Announces Community Infrastructure Fund
				Clarksdale, MS – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) that will support economic and community development needs within DRA’s region. Approximately $30 million is available to address basic public and transportation
		
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				April 25, 2023Delta Regional Authority Appoints Jessica Shappley as Chief Policy and Communications Officer
				CLARKSDALE, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Shappley as the new Chief Policy and Communications Officer. Ms. Shappley brings over a decade of experience in policy and communications to the DRA, having
		
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				April 20, 2023Delta Regional Authority Announces States’s Economic Development Assistance Program
				CLARKSDALE, MS – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) that will support economic and community development needs within DRA’s region. Approximately $16.8 million is available to address basic public
		
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				April 19, 2023Delta Regional Authority Announces Two New Capacity-Building Programs
				CLARKSDALE, MS – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for two new capacity-building programs that will support eligible entities in meeting strategic planning needs and increase capacity in local development districts. Approximately $3 million is available through the
		
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				March 27, 2023Statement by Federal Co-Chair on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
				The FY2024 Budget Priority Investments in Economic Development in the Delta Region and Alabama Black Belt On Friday, the Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The Budget details a blueprint to grow the economy from the
		
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				March 13, 2023Delta Regional Authority Approves $1.6 Million Grant to Support Economic Growth Opportunities in Marion, Illinois
				CLARKSDALE, MS –  The Delta Regional Authority (“DRA”) has approved a $1.6 million grant to fund the construction of a new city-owned roadway essential to the first phase of a new economic development project in Marion, IL. The transportation project
		
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				March 10, 2023Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Elected as 2023 Delta Regional Authority States’ Co-Chair
				CLARKSDALE, MS – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced today Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has been elected the 2023 DRA States’ Co-Chairman. DRA’s Board of Governors annually elect a States’ Co-Chairman to work directly with the Federal Co-Chairman on economic development
		
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				February 9, 2023Delta Regional Authority Welcomes 11 Healthcare Facilities to Technical Assistance Program
				Cohort 2022 includes healthcare facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, and Louisiana. CLARKSDALE, MS – Delta Regional Authority (DRA) today announced 11 additional healthcare facilities have been chosen to participate in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development – Technical Assistance Program (DRCHSD),
		
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